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Christmas Weather in the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Area

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Based on records from 1901 to 2023 from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport

Christmas Normals:
  • Average high temperature = 36.3°F
  • Average low temperature = 22.5°F
Christmas Snow:  (snowfall and snow depth amounts are incomplete)
  • 41% of Christmas days have an inch or more of snow on the ground (or about 2 out of every 5 years)
  • 12% of Christmas days have an inch or more of snowfall (or about 1 in every 9 years)
  • 27% of Christmas days see more than a trace of snowfall (or about 2 out of every 7 years)
Christmas Extremes:
 
Highest Maximum Temperature
  1. 64°F in 2020
  2. 62°F in 1964
  3. 61°F in 2014
  4. 60°F in 1979
  5. 59°F in 2015
  6. 56°F in 1982
  7. 56°F in 1940
  8. 56°F in 1932
  9. 56°F in 1915
  10. 55°F in 1936
Highest Minimum Temperature
  1. 45.0°F in 1964
  2. 43.0°F in 1932
  3. 42.0°F in 2015
  4. 41.0°F in 1987
  5. 41.0°F in 1979
  6. 41.0°F in 1936
  7. 39.0°F in 2014
  8. 38.0°F in 2021
  9. 38.0°F in 1986
  10. 37.0°F in 1972
Lowest Maximum Temperature
  1. 4°F in 1983
  2. 8°F in 1980
  3. 12°F in 1968
  4. 16°F in 1958
  5. 17°F in 2000
  6. 18°F in 1904
  7. 20°F in 1969
  8. 20°F in 1919
  9. 21°F in 1906
  10. 22°F in 2004
Lowest Minimum Temperature
  1. -7.0°F in 1980
  2. -7.0°F in 1969
  3. -5.0°F in 1983
  4. 5.0°F in 1968
  5. 6.0°F in 2000
  6. 6.0°F in 1906
  7. 8.0°F in 1958
  8. 8.0°F in 1948
  9. 8.0°F in 1924
  10. 8.0°F in 1914
 
Most Snowfall on Christmas Day
  1. 3.8 inches in 1909
  2. 3.7 inches in 1904
  3. 2.6 inches in 1993
  4. 2.2 inches in 1978
  5. 2.1 inches in 1985
  6. 8.0 inches in 1902
  7. 1.5 inches in 1975
  8. 1.5 inches in 1939
  9. 1.3 inches in 1969
  10. 1.2 inches in 1924
Most Snow on Ground on Christmas Day
  1. 12 inches in 1969
  2. 8 inches in 1995
  3. 8 inches in 1966
  4. 8 inches in 1930
  5. 6 inches in 1963
  6. 6 inches in 1961
  7. 6 inches in 1945
  8. 5 inches in 1985
  9. 5 inches in 1960
  10. 5 inches in 1929
Two-day Snowfall (Christmas Eve /Christmas Day)
  1. 15.0 inches in 2002
  2. 6.9 inches in 1966
  3. 5.5 inches in 1961
  4. 4.1 inches in 1978
  5. 4.0 inches in 1912
  6. 3.8 inches in 1909
  7. 3.7 inches in 1904
  8. 3.0 inches in 1980
  9. 2.7 inches in 1993
  10. 2.5 inches in 1985
Highest Rainfall on Christmas Day
  1. 0.89 inches in 2002
  2. 0.64 inches in 1909
  3. 0.62 inches in 1965
  4. 0.58 inches in 2020
  5. 0.57 inches in 2005
  6. 0.56 inches in 1979
  7. 0.53 inches in 1913
  8. 0.38 inches in 1978
  9. 0.37 inches in 1904
  10. 0.35 inches in 1915
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